Cigar-tip.



No. 882,185. PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908. W. E. 'BOSTIGK.

CIGAR TIP. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. 1907.

E-Jnvewton WE 49057700? wit" use WILLIAM E. BOSTICK, OF LANCASTER,PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 1'7, 1908.

Application filed July 8, 1907. Serial No. 382,769.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, lVILLiAn E, BOSTICK, citizen of the United States,residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster andState ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCigar-Tips, of which the following is a specification.

In the manufacture of cigars, as heretofore practiced, the tip end ofthe wrapper is secured around the filler by means of paste which isapplied thereto by the fingers of the cigar maker, the paste ordinarilycontained in a pot on the cigar makers bench. This method is manifestlyvery unhygienic and uncleanly, as the cigar makers fingers areordinarily applied repeatedly to the paste pot and then to the cigarsone after another to spread the paste around the tip, and the pastereceptacle itself will evidently become more or less foul in time, noparticular pains being taken in the actual manufacture to maintaincleanly conditions, and as a matter of fact the paste itself being veryoften impregnated with licorice or some other coloring matter so as topartake of the hue or color of the tobacco leaf, the very nature of thecoloring matter itself giving to the paste a shade where any dust or thelike would not show.

\Vith such conditions in mind, my invention comprehends a more cleanly'and hygienic method or means for holding the wrapper securely aroundthe tip end of a cigar, and my invention has for its object a co1nparatively cheap, simple and ellicient device in the nature of acone-like cigar tip that is adapted to be slipped over the end of thecigar around the wrapper, said tip being provided with spurs or the likewhich penetrate the wrapper and filler and hold the device on the cigaruntil the cigar is desired for use, whereupon the smoker may easilydetach the metallic tip.

The invention also consists in certain constructions and arrangements ofparts of the said cigar tip, which I shall hereinafter fully describeand then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigar showing my improved tipapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tip detached. Fig.8 is a view of the blank from which the cone-like tip is substantiallyformed. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, the section being takenon the line of the locking tongue of the tip. Fig. 5 is a transversesectional view on the line r1::r of

Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In its completed form, my improved cigar tip comprises a cone-likestructure 1 which is adapted to be slipped over the tip of a cigar andwhich is provided with any desired number of spurs 2 which projectinwardly and which are designed to penetrate the wraper and filler so asto secure the wrapper around the filler at the tip end of the cigar andat the same time secure the structure or tip device 1 on the cigar.

Preferably the cone 1 is formed of a blank such as that shown in Fig. 3,the outer end being more or less ornamented by curved or pointed edgesor flutes or by any other desired marginal configuration, and the saidblank may be stamped out and struck up by a single operation with thespurs 2 punched out of the metal or material itself. At the same time,the locking tongue 4: may be formed on one of the two converged sideedges of the blank, an opening 5 being simultaneously formed near theopposite side edge to receive the tongue so that the tongue may bepassed through the opening and bent over against the cone when thedevice is wrapped around the cigar By the provision of this tongue 4 andits corresponding opening 5, it is evident that in the practicaloperation of the device, the blank may beformed for use either partiallyrolled or in a flat state, and as it is formed of metal or material thatmay be easily rolled or bent, the workman may readily wrap the devicecompletely around the tip end of the cigar and pass the tongue throughthe opening 5 and bend the tongue back upon the cone thus formed, thewrapping action serving to cause the penetration of the spurs 2 in thecigar. The degree of convergence of the side edges is, of course,immaterial, as is also the size of the device, various changes clearlycoming within the scope of my invention, being requisite in order thatthe device may be formed for cigars of different shapes and thicknessesat the tip end. It is also manifest that any desired metal or othermaterial may be used out of which to construct my improved cigar tip. Bythe use of this device, the tip end of the cigar itself may be formedeither in a sharp point or otherwise as the taste or udgment of themanufacturer may dictate, and the cone may be slipped along the cigar todifferent points so that the tip of the cigar itself may project more orless through the smaller opening of the cone, if desired.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very cheap and simpledevice for holding the wrapper around the tip of a cigar, said devicepartaking in no wise of the unhygienic conditions set forth at theoutset of this specification, but being cleanly and clearly avoiding allchance of carrying contagion to the smokers mouth.

It is obvious that my improved cigar tip 1 may be used to display thename of the brand of cigars to which the tip may be applied, as well asthe name of the manufacturer or distributer, in lieu of the ordinarypaper I band now commonly employed for advertismg purposes, therebyeffecting a saving which will compensate for the use of the improvedtip.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

As a new article of manufacture, the herein described cigar tip,consisting of a sheet of l material initially formed with converging Iside edges and with a tongue at one edge and an opening near the otheredge and formed I with a series of spurs, the said strip being dersigned to be wrapped around the tip end of a I cigar and the tonguebeing adapted for insertion through the opening so that it may be bentagainst the outer side of the sheet, the spurs being adapted topenetrate the cigar whereby to hold the wrapper to the filler and thedevice on the end of the cigar.

in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. BOSTICK. Witnesses:

FREDERICK S. STITT, W. N. VVoonsoN.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature

